Li Xuan pondered deeply—this was indeed a development path he had never considered before.

"In the martial arts world, there exist special physiques. Practicing martial arts yields twice the result with half the effort, making them stronger than martial artists of the same level."

Huo Lingling giggled mischievously, "If I can discern special physiques and understand how they differ from ordinary ones, could I slowly modify my flesh and blood to transform myself into having a special physique?"

After careful consideration, Li Xuan felt this was highly feasible.

Huo Shuangshuang could gradually alter her own physique using the Demon Pearl, which proved that special physiques in the martial arts world could be acquired later in life.

Unless the mysteries of special physiques were profoundly elusive, with flesh and blood identical to ordinary physiques, Huo Lingling should be able to replicate them.

Expanding his thinking and reasoning further, could Huo Lingling use her form-changing characteristic to turn herself into a cultivation genius?

No wonder this was one of only two great opportunities in Huo Shuangshuang's life. The form-changing characteristic was truly extraordinary. It was just a pity that Huo Shuangshuang herself couldn't absorb it, wasting a great opportunity.

Click~

The train attendant pushed the meal cart inside, carrying a plate with a small piece of flesh on it, only about the size of a thumb.

"Sir, the train's reward has arrived."

Li Xuan took a deep look at the train attendant. "So little?"

Expanding his thinking and reasoning further, could Huo Lingling use her form-changing characteristic to turn herself into a cultivation genius?

"Would it work if I ate it too?" Yun Xiuzhi asked.

No wonder this was one of only two great opportunities in Huo Shuangshuang's life. The form-changing characteristic was truly extraordinary. It was just a pity that Huo Shuangshuang herself couldn't absorb it, wasting a great opportunity.

Huo Lingling didn't care much about gaining a hundred jin of strength. Her own strength was already considerable, so adding a hundred jin was merely icing on the cake with little significant improvement.

But for Yun Xiuzhi in her pigeon form, gaining a hundred jin of strength would be an entirely different concept.

Li Xuan said calmly, "It's too little. You didn't stash away part of it, did you?"

"How could that be?" The attendant's voice remained calm, showing no trace of panic.

Li Xuan stood up. "I want to report you for withholding rewards. Please inform the train conductor."

"How did you figure it out?" The attendant looked quietly at Li Xuan.

Train rules could not be violated. Once Li Xuan uttered the word "report," the attendant was doomed to die.

"You're too greedy." Li Xuan's voice was faint.

"Heh~ You call this greedy?" The attendant laughed bitterly as his body gradually crumbled, as if an invisible monster in the void was devouring him.

Soon, the attendant disappeared, and a new attendant pushed the meal cart inside.

"Sir, these are the two and a half jin of Hell Savage Ox meat that the previous attendant withheld. Please enjoy." The new attendant spoke respectfully.

Seeing several times more Hell Savage Ox meat, Huo Lingling couldn't help but complain, "Out of a total of three jin, he withheld two and a half jin, and he thought he wasn't greedy before he died?"

The new attendant said, "Hell Savage Ox meat is precious, but compared to other train rewards, it's nothing special. I hope you can obtain other rewards."

"If we spend one million at once, is there a reward?" Huo Lingling asked.

"Perhaps there is. I'm just a train attendant and don't know for sure."

"How much Hell Savage Ox meat must one eat to gain a hundred jin of strength?" Li Xuan inquired. The system information mentioned that eating Hell Savage Ox meat could increase strength by a hundred jin, but didn't specify how much was needed.

The new attendant thought for a moment. "For ordinary people, eating one hundred grams of Hell Savage Ox meat for the first time can increase strength by a hundred jin. Eating more has diminishing effects."

Three jin was fifteen hundred grams, enough to give fifteen people an additional hundred jin of strength.

Of course, Li Xuan definitely wouldn't casually distribute the beef to others.

Li Xuan picked up the dinner knife and divided the first half-jin piece of beef into two portions. "One piece each for you two."

Neither Huo Lingling nor Yun Xiuzhi objected. Huo Lingling directly forked her piece of beef and tossed it into her mouth.

The beef burst with juice upon entering her mouth, the texture tender and soft. There was no spice flavor, only a unique beef aroma.

"Tastes great!" Huo Lingling gave a thumbs-up.

Yun Xiuzhi pecked at her beef twice. "Lingling, help me tear it into beef strips."

Li Xuan picked up his knife and fork, slowly savoring the remaining two and a half jin of Hell Savage Ox meat.

The meat was dense and heavy. Despite its small size, he finished it in just two or three bites.

Soon, a strange sensation surged from within his body. His muscles felt sore and itchy, as if ants were crawling wildly beneath his skin.

Enduring the discomfort, Li Xuan asked the attendant, "Is this soreness and itching normal?"

The attendant nodded. "The soreness and itching will last about five minutes. The power of the Hell Savage Ox meat is enhancing your strength while simultaneously laying a solid martial arts foundation."

Beads of sweat formed on Li Xuan's forehead. He waved his hand. "It's fine. You may leave now."

After the attendant left, Li Xuan lay on the bed, his hands tightly gripping the sheets, his body trembling slightly.

Yun Xiuzhi rolled around on the pillow in pain. "It hurts so much! I'm going to die!"

Huo Lingling looked left and right, scratching her head. She didn't feel anything, perhaps because her physique was already very strong.

Five minutes passed quickly, but to Yun Xiuzhi, those five minutes felt like a year.

Yun Xiuzhi lay limp. "I survived."

Huo Lingling poked Yun Xiuzhi's stomach. "Was it really that painful? Li Xuan wasn't as exaggerated as you."

Seeing several times more Hell Savage Ox meat, Huo Lingling couldn't help but complain, "Out of a total of three jin, he withheld two and a half jin, and he thought he wasn't greedy before he died?"

Li Xuan sat up. Huo Lingling took out a towel, wiped his sweat, and brought him a cup of cold water.

After drinking the cold water, Li Xuan felt much better. He said to Yun Xiuzhi, "You will practice martial arts in the future. You are the Martial Arts Empress."

Huh?

This was the first time Yun Xiuzhi heard about her future achievements from Li Xuan. She jumped up. "I'm the Martial Arts Empress? Really?"

"I never lie to you." Li Xuan carefully contemplated his newly gained strength, clenching his five fingers tightly as formidable power flowed through them.

He picked up the water cup beside him, thought for a moment, then put it down again. There weren't many cups, so better not use one for experiments.

"I knew I'd be amazing in the future! Hehe! Martial Arts Empress! How awesome!"

"My martial arts talent is so good. How about after we get off the train, I go learn martial arts, master the basics in ten days, then come back and teach you!" Yun Xiuzhi said proudly, completely forgetting the pain she had just experienced.

"No, your current martial arts talent isn't good. Only after experiencing a certain opportunity in the future will you have the potential to become an empress." Li Xuan said.

Yun Xiuzhi could become the Martial Arts Empress thanks to the power of the Brain Snatcher Strange Being. Before obtaining the Brain Snatcher, her martial arts progress wasn't smooth.

Li Xuan picked up his travel bag, silently calculating his strength. Soon he had the answer.

After eating two and a half jin of Hell Savage Ox meat, his strength had increased by about five hundred jin.

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth turned upward. From now on, even his human form was no longer weak.

The enhancement from the Hell Savage Ox meat wasn't limited to strength;

his physique had also improved to some extent.

Blades could still injure him, but they would never easily pierce his flesh and blood.

"What about me? Am I amazing in the future too?" Huo Lingling asked curiously.

"You got stomped to death by a spider." Li Xuan said.

"Ah? Really?"